Mike Mitchel – An Xperience Interview

Mike Mitchell – An Xperience Interview – by Sara Busone.

RRX: So tell me all about Lily girl!
Mike Mitchell: Yeah! She’s actually 10 years old. She’s actually a therapy dog. Back in Covid, 2022, we would walk around … and people said, “she’d be a good therapy dog,” and I’m like, “It’s 115 dollars, I don’t have the money.” So I was in a church, the church executive … they decided to help me out and went to get the money to get her registered for the parents program, and ever since we’ve been going to nursing homes. And then, I decided on doing costumes when I was doing Comic-Con.
RRX: That’s cool!
MM: And then I started walking around with different outfits, and I’m like, “Well, let’s see if they have any dog outfits,” so I started doing that. And I found a person on Etsy who actually makes dog costumes.
RRX: (To Lily) You look beautiful!
Lily: (Sniffs microphone)
MM: She’s been a leprechaun; Agent M from Men In Black; from The Greatest Show, she’s the lion and I’m BT Adam the Entertainer … we do Easter … she does Barbie (we do Barbie and Ken) … and then we do Beauty and The Beast – she has the Bella dress and everything … we also do Captain America … we also do Mr. Incredible.
RRX: I think I’ve seen you guys as superheroes!
MM: We actually do malls, nursing homes, we do parades … walk around towns … we do concerts… I just found out from the car show … upstairs … we’re doing that April 21st.
We got a couple of events coming up … we have one coming up this Saturday. We’re going to actually be here (Colonie Center). It’s going to be a flea market, and the person who actually runs it sponsors us. So we’re going to be here this Saturday and Sunday, raising money.
RRX: You guys do a lot for charity! Tell everybody where they can find you
MM: Schenectady K9 Ghostbusters on Facebook and on Instagram
RRX: Thank you guys so much for taking the time to talk to me! Say bye, Lily Girl!
Lily: (Sniffs microphone again)